I make appearance at local park and recreation agencies when the program starts, when they have the qualifying meets at the local levels. Then I try to go to the regional competitions, and of course I'm there in Hershey, Pa.,…

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It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had...

It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had...

I also meet with city officials, representatives from governors' offices, really anyone in that sort...

I also meet with city officials, representatives from governors' offices, really anyone in that sort...

Through the program, they get the basics of what it takes to train.

Through the program, they get the basics of what it takes to train.

Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look...

Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look...

I tell them how what matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever...

I tell them how what matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever...

The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to...

The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to...

What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to...

What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to...

The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.

The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.

I don't care if I never see Texas again.

I don't care if I never see Texas again.

So I had the opportunity to do what the kids in the Hershey program do,...

So I had the opportunity to do what the kids in the Hershey program do,...